The Fetal Center at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital is a leader in providing diagnosis, treatment and complete care for mothers with high-risk pregnancies and babies with congenital anomalies or genetic conditions.

About Us

About Us

The team at The Fetal Center at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital is made up of a comprehensive multidisciplinary group of sub-specialty trained and board certified maternal fetal medicine specialists.

Diagnostics and Treatment

The center offers a complete range of prenatal testing and interventions with a coordinated program for mother and child before, during and after birth. The team of experts will develop a tailored, comprehensive plan of care for both mom and her babies.

Each consultation will include an enhanced ultrasound to help determine key indicators for high risk conditions. In addition, a personalized consultation with a certified genetic counselor will be scheduled to identify inherited risk factors. Equally important to the consultation process is a personalized nutrition plan created by a registered dietitian. Once these tests and assessments have been completed, the parents will meet with a maternal fetal medicine expert to review results and outline a plan of care.

The Center offers the full spectrum of fetal therapies, including complex open fetal surgery and laser photocoagulation for TTTS.

Research

The Fetal Center, located in the Texas Medical Center, is a collaboration between Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. The center is a national leader in research studies, being one of only eight centers nationally to be included in the NICHD Network. Current research includes: